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Chrome Web Store Set to Purge All Remaining Manifest V2 Extensions on August 31, Leaving Firefox the Last Major Browser Fully Backing uBlock Origin
Google will remove every remaining Manifest V2 extension from the Chrome Web Store on August 31, 2026, completing a phase-out that has already disabled uBlock Origin and other legacy ad blockers in Chrome.
Google Open-Sources HEIR, a Compiler Toolchain for Running AI Models on Fully Homomorphic Encrypted Data
HEIR compiles pre-trained AI models to run inference on fully homomorphic encrypted data, letting servers process private data without decrypting it.
Modular Ships Mojo 1.0, Locking In Language Stability as Compiler Open-Sourcing Awaits
Modular released Mojo 1.0 on August 11, promising API stability and pledging to open-source the compiler in 2026, two months after Qualcomm agreed to buy the company.
Podman 6.1 Adds Volume Rename, Machine Restart, and a Quadlet ImageVolume Key
Podman 6.1 ships volume renaming, a machine restart command, Quadlet ImageVolume support, and IPv6 rootless port forwarding.
Ryan Dahl Releases Celld, a Self-Hosted Open-Source Alternative to Cloudflare's Durable Objects
Node.js and Deno creator Ryan Dahl has open-sourced celld, letting developers run Cloudflare's Durable Objects and Workers APIs on their own S3-backed infrastructure.
GitHub Copilot Makes Kimi K3 Generally Available After a Same-Day Pause for a GitHub Actions Incident
GitHub made Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 generally available in Copilot on August 6, briefly pausing the rollout to mitigate a GitHub Actions incident before resuming it the same day.
Linux Foundation's OPI Project Ships First Coordinated Release, Standardizing DPU and IPU Programming
OPI Abstraction v0.1.0 introduces a vendor-neutral API layer across 26 repositories and a first production deployment blueprint for DPUs and IPUs.
GitHub Rolls Out Enterprise-Wide MCP Server Allowlists for Copilot, Enforced Fail-Closed Across the App, CLI, and VS Code
GitHub shipped enterprise-wide allow/deny lists for MCP servers reachable through Copilot, enforced with fail-closed policy across the Copilot app, CLI, and VS Code.
Zed 1.14.2 Sandboxes Its AI Agent's Terminal and Fetch Tools by Default, Enforced at the OS Level
Zed's 1.14.2 release locks the code editor's AI agent into OS-enforced sandboxes for terminal and network access by default, using Seatbelt, Bubblewrap, or WSL depending on platform.
Kubernetes 1.37, Landing August 26, Graduates KYAML and Pod Certificates to Stable While Moving Rootless Kubelet to Beta
Kubernetes 1.37, due August 26, graduates the Metrics API, KYAML output, and Pod Certificates to stable, moves rootless kubelet to beta, and keeps phasing out kube-proxy's ipvs mode.
Cloud Native Buildpacks Graduates Within the CNCF, Repositioning Container Patching Away From the Dockerfile
CNCF graduated Cloud Native Buildpacks on August 11, formalizing a build model that shifts base-image patching from Dockerfiles to a centralized builder.
OpenProject 17.7 Adds Enterprise Resource Management Module and Department-Based User Organization
OpenProject's 17.7 release adds a capacity-planning resource management module for Enterprise plans, plus departments, work schedules, and multiple active sprints for all users.